When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Carissa hopped down from the railing outside the pavilion, plucked a rose, and bit it between her teeth. She

flipped over three more times, then nimbly swung herself back u landing lightly beside Violet. She stretched out

her arms and faced her friend, offering the rose in her mouth with a smile. Though there were tiny beads of

sweat dotting her forehead, her bright eyes twinkled.

Violet snatched the flower from her, glaring at her in mock anger. “Seriously? You're the Hell Monarch’s princess

consort and you're flipping around like that? Isn't that embarrassing? Do you have no shame?”

“What could | do? | offended you, Ms. Spencer.” Carissa’s cheeks turned pink as she laughed brightly. “Have you

forgivenyet?”

Violet sighed. “I wasn’t really angry with you to begin with. Con, let’s head to the workshop and find

Jessica.”

She pinched Carissa’s arm and shot Travis a glare. “Still laughing? You're going to dislocate your jaw.”

Travis couldn't stop laughing, tears welling up in his eyes. “You guys are killing me. You looked like a monkey.”

Carissa and Violet ignored him and stepped out of the pavilion.

As they walked, Violet kicked Carissa in the rear and muttered, “You idiot.”

Carissa glanced back, sticking her tongue out. “Who told you to fall for it?”

Violet chuckled, but as she laughed, she remembered Travis’ words. A pang of sadness shot through her chest

and her eyes welled with tears.

That idiot... it had been so long since Carissa had goofed off with them.

They entered the workshop through the back door, as the front was still swarmed with a dozen or so locals

shouting and causing a ruckus-throwing rocks, splashing dirty water, and tossing old shoes at the door.

As Carissa entered, she asked Brock, a burly guard sent by Hannah, if he had been keeping an eye on the

situation outside.

He nodded. “They switch shifts every couple of hours. Sare just townspeople, but others are clearly here

just to stir trouble.”

Courtesy of Hannah, Brock had been assigned to watch over the place ever since the unrest started, to make

sure no one damaged the property or harmed anyone inside.

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Immediately sensing that something was off, Violet asked, “Where's Jessica?”

The tall and burly Brock replied, “She’s been hiding in her room and refusing to cout. The past couple of

days, she hasn’t even been doing any cleaning. Selma told her that she won't get any food if she doesn’t come

out and work, but she would rather starve than open the door.”

“Which room is she staying in?” Carissa asked.

“Room One in Peaceful Wing.”

Brock called for Selma, the elderly maid who was taking care of things in Skye Embroidery.

“Selma, go call her. Tell her Lady Carissa and Ms. Spencer have arrived.”

Carissa stopped him. “No need for that. We'll go ourselves.”

Carissa knew exactly what kind of person Jessica was-when things got tough, she hid. She wasn’t exactly

someone who stood her ground.

The residential wings were named after the concepts of peace and good fortune. Though Jessica hadn't formally

moved in, Selma had arranged for her to stay in Room One in Peaceful Wing.

When they arrived, Selma knocked on the door. “Jessica, open up.”

“I'm not opening the door. You can’t makeleave. | won't leave!” cJessica's voice from inside, cracking

and drenched in panic.

“We're not asking you to leave. Lady Carissa and Ms. Spencer are here. Open the door,” Selma called back,

knocking louder.

At the sound of hurried footsteps from inside, everyone thought Jessica was coming to open the door. However,

the footsteps stopped after a while, and a long silence followed.

Carissa and Violet exchanged a glance, confused.

What was going on?

“Open the door or we'll break it down,” Violet called out, walking over and knocking a few times herself.

From inside ca muffled voice, barely audible, “I won't cout. | know you're going to throwout!”

“If you don’t open the door, we'll really throw you out,” Violet replied coldly.

The silence stretched for a moment, then Jessica's sobs suddenly filled the air. Raw and uncontrollable, her

crying lasted for about 15 minutes before it finally began to die down.

A moment later, a broken voice cfrom inside, saying, “I didn’t mean to hurt her child.

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Inside, Jessica had hidden herself in the wardrobe. When Violet dragged her out, her eyes were swollen from

crying.

She stared at Violet's raised fist in terror, her lips trembling as she whispered, “I won't

leave.”

As soon as she finished speaking, more tears streamed down her face.

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